Thorium oxyfluoride
Names
Other names
thorium difluoride oxide, thorium fluoride oxide, thorium(IV) difluorideoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 237-045-2
  • InChI=1S/2FH.O.Th/h2*1H;;/q;;;+2/p-2
    Key: KXAYMKGDXBMOAK-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Th](F)(F)=O
Properties
ThOF
2
Molar mass 286.034 g/mol
Appearance white powder
insoluble
Related compounds
Related compounds
Lanthanum oxyfluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Thorium oxyfluoride is an inorganic compound of thorium metal, fluorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula ThOF
2
.[1][2][3]

Synthesis

  • Thorium oxyfluoride can be prepared from partial hydrolysis of thorium tetrafluoride in moist air at elevated temperatures, about 1000 °C.[4][5]

Physical properties

The compound forms white, insoluble amorphous powder.[6]

Uses

The compound is used as a protective coating on reflective surfaces.[7]

References

  1. "THORIUM OXYFLUORIDE". Alfa Chemistry. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. Yemel'Yanov, V. S.; Yevstyukhin, A. I. (22 October 2013). The Metallurgy of Nuclear Fuel: Properties and Principles of the Technology of Uranium, Thorium and Plutonium. Elsevier. p. 369. ISBN 978-1-4831-8602-3. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. Perry, Dale L. (19 April 2016). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 427. ISBN 978-1-4398-1462-8. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. Darnell, A. J. (1960). The Free Energy, Heat, and Entropy of Formation of Thorium Oxyfluoride. Atomics International. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. Zachariasen, W. H. (1947). Fluorides of Uranium and Thorium with Lanthanum Fluoride Type of Structure. Atomic Energy Commission. p. 1153. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. Satya, Prakash (2013). Advanced Chemistry of Rare Elements. S. Chand Publishing. p. 436. ISBN 978-81-219-4254-6. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. Lewis, Robert A. (1 April 2016). Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1339. ISBN 978-1-119-26784-3. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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